Welcome to the Official Site of the Wichita And Affiliated Tribes

The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes is
applying to the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) for an emergency Indian Community Development
Block Grant (ICDBG) Imminent Threat grant to renovate and modernize
an existing facility for a new COVID-19 Command Center and Food
Distribution Warehouse. At least four new COVID-19 response
programs will be housed in the new Command Center and funded
through new COVID-19 grants.

The Wichita Tribe is requesting
$900,000 to remodel the middle and upper floors of the Wichita
Tribe Industrial Development Corporation's (WTIDC) church building
located at 301 W Broadway in Anadarko to respond to the Coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19).

The project will be funded under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed
on March 27, 2020 and completed within 12 months.

Tribal leadership is asking for tribal
member comments about the proposed project. Comments are due by
next week, on May 31. Comments can be emailed to LaDana.Johnson@wichitatribe.com.

Tribal members affected by COVID-19,
in any way, are also asked to complete a five-question
survey to help support this grant request. The survey
results can also be used by the Tribe to go after more COVID-19
federal grant money.

All meetings, activities, and events at the Wichita Tribe are
cancelled through May 31, 2020.

The Sugar Creek Casino and Canyons Sports Grill are closed
through May 31, 2020.

The Wichita Child Development Center (WCDC) and the Wichita
School Readiness Program (WSRP) will remain closed through May 31,
2020.

The Health and Fitness Center will be closed through May 31,
2020.

Please try to handle any personal business that you have with
the tribe online through email.

On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, the Wichita Executive Committee, by
a vote of 6-0-0, approved a tribal wide ban on all out-of-state
travel. No program, Commission or business under the Tribe is
authorized to travel out of state. This includes the Sugar Creek
Casino, Wichita Gaming Commission, Wichita Tax Commission, WTIDC,
Wichita Tribal Sports Commission, TERO Commission, etc. While we
are certain that this will pass we can't risk anyone traveling and
bringing this back to our people, our children, our elders and our
businesses. Please take precautions in protecting yourself and your
family.

Changes are happening daily and we will keep you updated with
any new changes as we obtain new information. Lets keep each other
in our prayers and help each other stay healthy.